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We can start getting to know each other, talk about play styles (what we all might want to get out of this game and all that)
Here!
Waves. "Hello everyone. Ummm, my play style is mostly casual but I have gamed with power gamers, and flavor gamers. This was a chance to play a character flavored with my friend so I really look forward to being able to play her. The initial plan is to make her an Oracle and she is definately more melee focused with using her spells and such to support the group and help heal them."
Bows, "Hello everyone. Sigh, my play style is normally that of the GM, so this is a nice change of pace. I tend towards power gaming though less of the minmax variety and more towards the specialising in something and optomizing that greatly without sacraficing too much to the rest. I adore role play in general though so I tend to get very into my characters. This is a chance to play a chachter flavored with my friend so I look forward to being able to play her. The initial plan is to make her a Witch and she is definitely focused on debuff and crowd control from mid range to support the group." The intention is to play as her sisters mirror image meaning often we will likely use the same format for our posts, the alignment opposition will be evened out as we temper each other.
well, lessee here. I like to make mechanically strong characters, but I try not to power game or min/max (I've been known to retire characters who turn out to be broken). I try to get involved in the story, but I have to force myself to let a character be itself and not do what I like to call "pulling a Walken" (i.e. playing myself just renamed as someone else). I try to abide by the rules for the most part, but I'm pretty flexible with GMs who have a story reason for breaking them or they make an internally consistant ruling (i.e. if they make a ruling, they stick to it). Kaldane will be a court bard and focus on debuffing the enemies, as opposed to buffing the party. I'll be able to spot heal and will use my bard spells to do party support. Finally, I plan to be super good at diplomacy, as I tend to enjoy playing "face" type characters.
I have a ton of experience as a GM (and have been doing a lot of that lately), so I always enjoy it when I get a chance to sit in the PC side of the screen, so to speak. Oh, and while I will IC talk smack to people (possibly to other PCs even), I definitely keep that to IC stuff (as I know that we're all here to have a good time and tell a communal story). After all, I'm an adherent of Weaton's law.
I tend to make characters flavor first and then try to get the stats to go along with it, while trying not to make a useless character in the process.
Rovosi is likely going to lean towards being a wizard with a focus on illusions. He'll probably be a little fighter-ish or rogue-ish since he has the stats to support taking and giving a few hits. Expect Rovosi to deal with stress with humor, so a few (mostly) harmless pranks may take place if he starts feeling things are getting too intense. His pranks will be a bit more harmful when directed towards the enemy.
Hey there! (Sorry about the long silence from my part. It's been a long weekend. I had some issues to deal with concerning my dad's mental health.)
I like flavor and power both. I agree with needing a character to do things differently than I would. And seeing as it we're all going to be magical class, I think I can safely say I've been toying around with playing a Magus. But he won't be a 'jock' style character. Concerning his personality / type of student he is, think of him as the class nerd, at least to start.
I've played a lot but never been GM aside from a guest GM game adventure in one of the campaigns I was in.
"So currently we have planned, A Magus, Court Bard, Wizard, Witch, and an Oracle. This by itself, even being magic heavy will be a diverse group. Until then we are all students trying to figure out what we want to be. Depending on what happens in roleplay things could change. We have diverse enough stats that most arcane classes are covered." Shifts smoothing out her dress.
"GM, what is your final decision on stats? We will need to know if you wish to switch those out before we start playing. Any stat changes needed will need to be resolved."
Anion – I’d like to see a little more information in your alias (helps me keep track of things) – things like the amulet build, the familiar, spells, skills, and genera build notes
The scores look like this (The left was the initial choice, the right the final score)
Stella S|15 15 D|10 10 Con|14 14 I|16 16 W|12 14 Ch19 21 Com|35
Asbques S|12 12 D|19 21 Con|14 14 I|16 18 W|15 15 Ch|10 8 Com|-1
Rovasi S|19 17 D|15 15 Con|12 14 I|16 16 W|10 10 Ch|14 16 Com|25
Kaldane S|12 12 D|15 15 Con|14 14 I|16 16 W|10 10 Ch|19 21 Com|24
Anion S|10 10 D|14 16 Con15 13 I|16 18 W|19 19 Ch|12 12 Com|(?)
So, Strength, Dexterity, Wisdom, and Charisma are all over the field (I like that) and Constitution and Intelligence seem to all be in the same range (even after modifiers for race). Now I was aiming for not a lot of variation in Intelligence, but didn’t see the constitution choices working out the way they did, but it gave me an idea for more of the sinister background of the School) so they recruit intelligent young people to train, but they also seem to select only people of slightly above average health, hmmmm).
Now, I was hoping that I wouldn’t want to ask anyone to reconsider their scores, but as you can see, with the exception of Strength, Rovasi and Kaldane are almost identical. What I was wondering is if either of you would consider switching out your Dexterity for your Wisdom (Making your character a bit more cautious and intuitive, and a little bit of a klutz)
The Player Modifier to charisma is a set choice (on the Player’s Part) of any number between -8 and +8. This allows you to build your comeliness score to better suit your idea of how your character “looks” .
My hope is to launch the Game Thread today. If you are not ready, please let me know what information you are lacking, so we can get you there soon.
With my amulet modifier, my COM is actually 37 + 1 with familiar displayed. I forgot to put that modifier on my Com stat. I will fix that now.
The Amulet can only provide a boost to the score temporarily, so I don't include it in the listing.
I would be happy to switch dex and wis, but the only issue I can see is that having a good wis doesn't fit my idea of kaldane. I could actually see him having a penalty to wisdom, but that wouldn't fit into the stat array.
I would be happy to switch dex and wis, but the only issue I can see is that having a good wis doesn't fit my idea of kaldane. I could actually see him having a penalty to wisdom, but that wouldn't fit into the stat array. with that said, however, I could monkey around with my physical stats a bit, and change my array to (after mods):
str: 14, dex 12, con 15, int 16, wis 10, cha 21, com (after all modifiers) 34/35 with familiar.
Just a decision on your part. Anywhere between -8 to +8, Since me and Asbques are opposites, we sit at each end of the spectrum. Her -8 me +8
If you are comfortable with that array, Vrog, let's keep it. The variation is good enough when compared to the others now.
So, from my original concept (a restriction that no two characters begin the build with the same score in the same ability) now looks like this
Strength (original) everyone is different
Dexterity (original) everyone is different
Constitution (original) practically everyone is the same
Intelligence (fixed)
Wisdom (original) some veriation (two characters are the same)
Charisma (original) some variation
Okay, I’m just going to throw this out there
What if Stella changed her initial Con to 12, and Wisdom to 14?
Then Rovasi changed initial Con to 10, and Wis to 12?
This clears up all duplications in initial scores but leaves Kaldane with this array
St 14, Dex 12, Con 19, Int 16, Wis 10, and Chr 15 ( not a terrible Bard Build, but not exactly what you were looking for I know). If I allow you to swap the Con and Charisma, we arrive where you said you could be, and we clear up almost all variation issues.
I think if we want some more variation, I should probably change characters then. I definitely see Kaldane as extremely cha/com focused, and you're proposed build (while really good) doesn't really fit that concept. I can certainly get a character built in an hour or so, so that a non-issue as they say at my work. I know that you have a specific idea for how you want the various builds to run, and I don't wanna go counter to that, so let me get a character kicked out quickly that would use the following array:
str 14, dex, 12, con 19, int 16, wis 10 cha 15, shooting for com of 0 (it was the other idea that I had). He would be shooting for a witch instead of a bard. let me know what you think either way.
I've typed up what I hope will be the introductory post for the game thread, and I'm ready to launch.
Are there any last concerns or questions?
(I'd like to have a check in from each player, please)
none. almost have character finished. will post here shortly.
No and I can make those changes. It just means I will have to invest in armor quickly and work to not get hit. Also my Comeliness drops
Checking in.
Ok my character is set up completely I believe. I still need to move skills from mythweavers sheet to my profile page but all the stuff is there and I've made all the stat changes.
Answering the questions from the recruitment thread with my new character:
Are you happy here? "Well, I miss my parents, but I do like the library here. I like to read books in languages I've never seen before to try and understand them. Have you heard from my parents?"
Do you feel as if you fit in? "Most of the people here are great. some of them I don't know very well, but that's fine. My daddy said that you don't need to know everyone, but you should always be polite to people you don't know."
Are you making friends? "I guess? I've never had any friends my age before, just Bruno the dwarf that used to travel with my parents. have you heard from them by the way?"
Are you comfortable with the way you look? "Why wouldn't I be? My mom said that I was her handsome boy, and she wouldn't lie."
How do you think people react to you, when they first meet you? "Most people don't notice me at first, so they seem surprised that I'm there."
and checking in =)
Did you decide to drop the name Kaldane? I am a bit confussed.
Ugh, I wrote something specifically for Kaldane, no worries, easy fix. Here we go!
Missed a post above that explained a few things, I'm up t0o speed now, and just waiting on Anion
A friendly reminder, this will not always be a fast moving game (but it might mnove in spurts).
ya, I changed his name (you can change the name of an alias before you've posted with them 10 times, so that's what I did.) sorry for the confusion.
I cycle through games/threads I'm paying attention to, so this one is just one of those (it's something to do during downtime at work).
Okay, so now we have 2 Witches, a Wizard with possible rogue/fighter dip, Magus, and an Oracle.
I was thinking witch, but now that I have him built I dunno what he's gonna be when he grows up.
not exactly, only the process by which a familiar is obtained are changed. The normal rules for what you get for having a familiar are the same (and so ability modifications can still apply).
ya, I have my ferret (see weasel) calculated into my stats.
Hey there. Sorry I've been absent for a bit. Long story short my dad had a bad weekend and an instance of delusion. We had to call the police and have him picked up by an ambulance. He's been in the hospital since Tuesday and I've just been very busy dealing with that stuff. I'll have everything finished tonight and ready to post tomorrow. I'm really sorry about the lag, but y'know, RL comes first. I'm still here though and I'll be able to give enough time to contribute my fair share.
that sucks sir. As someone who has some experience in the world of mental health (both as a patient and as a health care professional), I know how stressful these things can be. You have my sympathy.
No worries! Take all the time you need
No worries here either. Family comes first.
Stella needs a pic, Imo. Not a gamebreaker, but I keep missing your text or visually subsuming it into the text above it.
I can't find one I like and it does drive home the opposites but I will look for one.
This is why they just need to upload our own.
I'm not saying you have to do what I say, just saying that it makes it easier for me; and that's all that matters, right? ;D
So, I'm working on my crunch right now. I'll have things posted soon.
GDM, I have a question. Now, I'm thinking of going Magus with the Bladebound Archetype (hopefully you can throw a Black Blade in the beginning for me.) And that says that when you bind with a Black Blade you lose your familiar. Will that apply in your game or would your campaign override that stipulation?
My idea is to have familiars play an important role in the campaign, with that being said I would not like to be the kind of Player who restricts creativity just so I can have things my way. I don't know why I would place a Black Blade in the adventure, but I will take a look at the archetype and the item and see how they could fit into the story, meanwhile you'll just have to do the best you can with what you've got. Okay?
The Game Thread is now live. I hope all of you find something in it to make the game worthy of your time.
Thank you for playing, and good luck.
That's fine. I just thought it sounded cool to try that archetype. If not, I'm totally cool without it. I can easily go another route.
We seem to be missing one player already, we will keep him in mind and not write him off yet, meanwhile...
Okay, I'm here. will finish all of my stats tonight. Just wanted to get that first post in.
Can we hear anion or should we roll perception?